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Imperialism
Imperialism is expanding a countries power using the country's Military force. -
Militarism
Militarism is the belief that a country should have a strong powerful Military. This is said to be one of the main causes of the War. -
Alliances
There were many alliances during the World War. The fact that all the alliances were around the world is a main reason that the war is a World War. -
Nationalism
Nationalism is the loyalty people have to their nation. Nationalism has been known to be a cause of the war because of how people think there country is superior to another country. -
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie
The assassination happened in Austria. This assassination was the real main cause of the War. -
Germany's Blank Check to Austria-Hungary
The Blank Check was Germany promising to support and back up Austria and whatever decisions they made. -
WWI begins.
The war started on July 28th 1914. All the past events are major causes of this war starting. Britain declared war Germany because of the results of the Great War. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
Germany sent a torpedo and caused the ship to sink. It was a surprise attack that had no warning. Over 1,000 people drowned because of the attack. -
Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany's submarine was threatened so tht caused Germany to continue the submarine warfare. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram was a secret way of communication used by Germany. It proposed a Military alliance between Germany and Mexico. -
US entry into the war and her impact on it
The US joined the war two years after the War started. They declared war on Germany on April 6th 1917. The impact the US had was helping bring the war to an end. -
Effects of WWI
The War ended on November 11th 1918. There were around 18 million deaths and 23 million left injured. There were six new countries that formed. Poland, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia,Yugoslavia, and Estonia. The world changed so much after WW1 -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the treaty that brought the war to an end. It is considered to be the most important treaty. -
Dawes Plan and Young Plan
Dawes Plan was trying to solve the reparations that Germany had to pay for the War. The impact it had on Germany was helpful to Germany and I believe made Germany want power. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was caused by the stock market crashing. People were losing money and that was The main cause of Great Depression. -
Rise of Hitler
After the war Germany was left poor and weak, Hitler wanted to change that and bring Germany to power. Germany wanted power so they started another World War. -
Works Cited.
Rise of Hitler:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitler/Rise-to-power
Effects of the war:https://www.historyonthenet.com/effects-of-world-war-1/
Daws plan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_Plan
Imperalism: https://www.britannica.com/topic/imperialism
Militarism:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarism
World War I:https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i